NOUN
- Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774)
How To Use Clement XIV In A Sentence
- In 1773, following the expulsion of Jesuits from several European and Italian states, Clement XIV issued a brief suppressing the order.
- The Pontifical Lateran University was founded by Pope Clement XIV in 1773 entrusted the Faculty of S. Theology and Philosophy del Collegio Romano to the clergy of Rome.
- On July 21 in 1773, Pope Clement XIV issued the brief, Dominus ac redemptor noster, officially dissolving the Society of Jesus Jesuits. Archive 2008-07-20
- Thus, a drawing by Chiaruttini of 1786 demonstrates that Canova used this form of pointing with a scaled frame and plumb lines for the production of his monument to Clement XIV.
